Psychoanalytical Couple Theory

with Shelley Nathans, PHD
Saturday, March 10, 2007, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Limited to 100 participants

This presentation will offer an introduction to the theoretical principles of psychoanalytic couple therapy. Using an object relations point of view, including Klein, Bion, Britton, and the work of the Tavistock Center for Couple Relations, we will discuss the psychoanalytic frame, transference, countertransference, projective identification, the shared unconscious and interpretation to the couple. Particular attention will be given to Bion?s concept of container/contained and the notion of "the third" as it applies to couple psychotherapy. Clinical material will be included to illustrate the discussion of the theory.

Shelley Nathans, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in both San Francisco and Oakland, and a member of the teaching faculty at the California Pacific Medical Center. She trained with the Tavistock Center for Couple Relations for Advanced Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Couples and has given presentations and taught courses on couple psychotherapy at many venues.

CIP Members: $70 if received by February 23, or $80 late registration.
Non-members: $80 if received by February 23, or $90 late registration.
4 CEUs. (Submitted to MCEPAA for approval.)

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